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I was just watching BLEACH, and to me, it's pretty good, but I'll have to watch more episodes to understand it. I'ts a little violent I admit, but nothing really graphic. And once again: Japanese anime rules!!!!!

OMG You never watched Bleach before!?Its like only my most fav anime right now and yes it is pretty graphic at times but its awsome.Watch more episodes because you'll so luv it.And also once again Anime from Japan RULEZ!

japanese anime just has that hard work and effort and quality put into it. it's just better in my oppinion. ^^

I'm speaking to a Goddess! No offense to you, or the Japanese, but NizeGuy is kind of right. The people in Dragonball Z use the 3 frames method, which reuses frames. And most of the anime is just taken to the computer and done their, plus, there's more animation in a 5 second scene from Soth Park than there is an entire episode of DBZ! How's that for laziness?! But the Japanese still are better in my opinion, so, yeah.

There are BIG differences that I won't discuss because it'll take forver to discuss, there's just too much to say. For example: visual quality, quality of plot, the way it's drawn, frames method, line differences, etc.

The quality and the way it's drawn doesn't change the fact that it's just simple lines filled in, same with "American" cartoons. It may have more detail, but, we can just add the details to the cartoons.

Oh, and, quality of the plot really has nothing to do with it. Iron Giant is the deepest animated movie I've ever seen and it's from America.

On this day of days, most epic and prideful, you were born 15 whole American years ago!Through the odds and by doing the impossible, you beat out hundreds of thousands of siblings in the great sperm race for the coveted egg.Probably via hax.Regardless! You won!So remember, whenever someone picks on you or calls you weak or small.Just remind them that you beat out a few hundred thousand other wimps.

If you try to compare an American anime and a Japanese you will see that the American style is a bit different, but the frames is much higher than the Japanese style. The Japanese style have more detailed "front" characters, though the backgrounds just looks like a picture with no movements at all :S

If you try to compare an American anime and a Japanese you will see that the American style is a bit different, but the frames is much higher than the Japanese style. The Japanese style have more detailed "front" characters, though the backgrounds just looks like a picture with no movements at all :S

Thats a bit sad if you ask me

Yes! Finally someone that understands! Don't yell at me peoples, I'm very tired, and AF is the only place I can go right now! I still like Japanese anime better. Japanese anime>American animation!

It's all the same no matter what. There is no difference between anime or cartoons. They just have different names. O_o Oh, and, toboe. Spongebob is obviously better known than Digi Charot whatever. It's known throughout the world, and the only thing Japan can use to compete with it is Hello Kitty or possibly Astro Boy. And maybe Akira. But, just to be clear,

Anime is lines drawn and then filled in with color, and then they get voice actors to voice the characters.

Cartoons are lines drawn and then filled in with color, and then they get voice actors to voice the characters.

What's the difference?

Edit: But if your going to go into the entire "detail" thing, you should really watch the classics. -IRON GIANT IS A MUST-

-Oh, and I voted for both-

Whether they are called Anime, Cartoons whatever. I prefer the ones that originate from Japan! Things like Gundam, Trigun, Cowboy Bebop, Kenshin, Astro Boy, etc..

The Japanese have drawn sketches, lined, inked, and then cel-shaded before animation. Then comes the process of the voice actors synchronising to the imagery.

The Americans do things slighting differently, similar process, except the voice actors come in during the sketching process... The animators have to match up the characters to the voice of the actors, this was primarily used with Disney.

I chose both, but Anime still wins it.

American animation has lots of potential, to give an example how about Marvel comics?

I got into the New Avengers graphic novels, stunning artwork and good character development. Then they released an animated movie for it, which was again developed in the traditional process.

Having seen the movie, the characters, detail of animation and plot events have all been simplified, to the standard of a normal cartoon. Because of this, I assume that America still views that cartoons are just for kids, and not adults. And hence why American animation is behind that of the Japanese quality.

The Japanese have experimented with camera angels, exaggerated poses and bloody violence - I've seen some of this in American graphic novels, but not in animated movies/series.

Whoever just drped me because they said that I "base my opinion on looks" must be one heck of a numbskull. Anime has more depth, more emotion, more character development. A PLOTLINE. Most American cartoons are separate of each other as individual stories. NOOOOO! Anyways, whoever dreps someone because they are ASSUMING they know their opinion, SHOULD WAIT AND ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT THEIR OPINION.

Japanese anime for me! They are really interesting. It's like watching real persons with their lives. I feel like when I am watching anime, I watch real people. It's like one of those book writers said (forgot the name): "anime is the story of life". I guess he does have a point.